The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-05-26
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Lansdowne and 0'Brien.

asked whether he was wilin. to make any
statement for publication in the United
States, said: MIR. Q Brien was speaking
on detective information" 1t was inac-
curate to say that he (Lansdownel, had
ever borrowed money from the British
government in 1881, and loaned it
Mt higher percentage to his tenants.
He denied that he had ever been disposed
to treat his tenants harshly, and had in
Vestisated every case OF alleged unjust
treatment, and would have continued to
do so had not the land league interfered.
His policy toward his tenants was one OF
moderation though at times at II consider
able sacrifice on his own part. In regard
to the accusations made against his grand
father in 1917, they were wholly untrue.
for not only had the revenues declined, but
the population was depleted. and those
families on his estate who desired to emi-
CRATE had their expenses paid out OF his
pocket, while those who remained were
maintained almost wholly at his grand
tather 5 expense.
During the past few months the c., B.
& n. Il. Il. from st. Paul to Chicago has
had blank coupon attached to its adver-
tisement in the daily papers of the twin cit
les. This blank was to be filled out with the
sender's name and mailed to General
Passenger Agent Kenyon. This method
was introduced to ascertain how many
people cad the advertisements in the pa
perx. As prizes, five subscriptions each to
the daily papers and twenty tickets to
Chicago were set aside to BE- given to the
holders of the lucky tickets, each OF which
was numbered. Owing to the removal OF all
passes because OF the interstate commerce
law. the result is extremely gratifying.
Aside from this it shows concluSlvely that
the public reads the advertisements. Out OF
u combined circulation OF 81. 62o copies,
-, O54 replies to the advertisements were
received.
Yiscount Cranborne, member of parlia
ment, and oldest son oi Lord Salisbury,
was married to Lady Gcely Alice Gore,
daughter of the earl OF Arran. The prince
and princes OF Wales were among those
present.
Lord Middleton will sell the famous deer
forest of Applecross in West Rosshire
Eng next month. 1t extends over 20, 600
acres.
Fire at Lawrence, Mass. destroyed the
old No. L Washington mill, owned by
Frederick w. Low ell. 1t was OF brick and
nine stories high. Loss SO, 900; insured
Dr. McGlynn. it is said. has been given
forty days in which to appear ut Rome be-
fore Pope Leo Ii he does not go, he will
John u. Rockefeller, president OF the
Standard Oil Company, says the verdict
against the Buffalo conspirators was a
great surpris-" to him. 1t is pfobab Bile
that other surprises OF the same kind are
in store for Mr.. Rockefeller.
John L. Burton, {. r. Lathrop and Ohm
Kennedy OF Milwaukee incorporated the
Hidal,o Smelling company. The capital
stock is So, 900. 900 divided into 200, 900
shares oil S2o each. The office Of the com
pany is to be in Milwaukee, while the works
are TO be located in the City of Mexico.
The purpose is to MILL smelt and mine
ores in the United States and Mexico.
Mai. Charles s. Warren of Butte has
been appointed right OF way agent for the
Montana Central from Boulder to Butte
and Anaconda. which means that the lines
will be built immediately to Anaconda.
The grand jury OF Morris county, New
Jersey has found fourteen indictments
against Richard George. his son William
George, an assistant superintendent; the
contractor John Rosewarne, all connect
ed with the Andover Iron company, for
embezzenent. 1t is said that they have
embezzed about S16O. 1000 OF the money
of the iron company.
The largest single transaction in real
estate ever made in st. Louis was a pur-
lists OF the St. Louis university property
ON Washington avenue. The sam paid
WAS S6S7, 134 yielding the owners S22o,-
900 profit they having purchased it less
than year ago.
The controller OF the currency has desig-
mated the following as reserve banks: Ut
izens' National Bank Of Davenport the
Valley National Bank OF De Mones, Iowa;
First National Bank Of Lisbon, OAK; First
National Bank OF Helena, Mont; Second
National Bank oil Helena Mont; First
National Bank of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Ce-
dar Rapids National BankofC Cedar Rapids,
Iowa: Merchants National Bank OF st.
Paul, Mimi, and the First National Bank
OF Monroe, Wis.
1t has been decided by Assistant Secre-
retary Maynard that it is in violation OF
the law against importing labor under
contract to employ Canadians to work
on this side OF the border.
The state railroad commission say the
railroads have the right to make reduced
rates for excursions.
Col. John Banfil died at Bay field, Wis,
aged seventv-six. lie was one OF the ear
iy settlers OF St. Paul and the first settler
and founder OF Manomin now Fridley-a
member OF our first state senate. lie serv
ed i'm the Florida war. In the early days
men OF the territory-energetic, enter
prising, and highly esteemed for his un
Welding integrity and sterling worth.
The gopher botinties paid by the Dakota
county treasurer for the week ending the
18th amounted to S147.G7,
A coal house and sheds and the United
States Express eompany's warehouses a,
Albert Lea were burned. Loss, 81, 200.
4 trip over the Carleton college grounds at
Nortbfield reveals the following improve
ments: The new observatory building is TIA p
idly nearing completion, the grounds are be
ing graded and put i'll fine condition. TIT
Lew building will ave two steel domes. the
best that can be made. The instrument il
the old building will occupy the smaller
dome and will be put in place very
soon. The old observatory buildin,
will be used for the library and most
of the books are there now. A lady G
Minneapolis has purchased the very rare
cabinet of geological specimens collected
by Dr. H. c. Hovey and presented them tt
Carleton This, with the collection iron
MISSOURI, which was presented by the SAM
ad makes the best cabinet in the North
west. The will be placed in science hall, il
the space vacated by the library.
The Michigan senate passed the iron-clat
oleonargarine bill, making it u misde
meanor 10 manufacture the commodity Al
Michigan. Grocers sellingit or hotel keep
T. ers- furnishing it TO guests must exhibit {
placard prominently stating the Tact. . !,
be liable to from six months to one year
Imprisonment end from S1o0 to $500 fine
Dakota crop reports OF the 18th, shov
the damage from high winds in western ant
central Cass county to be about 10 pc
cent, and in the northern part OF th
county 25 to 30. The Grandip farm !
damaged 30 per cent, and the Western
Traill 33h. Lisbon and Wnhpeton repar
the damage slight. jamestown, Carrinston
Devils Lake, Steele. Bismarck and Dlckln
son report crops uninjured and an lncreas
of acreage. In Minnesota. Warren, Hal
stead and Campbell report 30 per cent
damage, while Lake Park and Verndal
report no injuries whatever. The recen
frost has injured the crops in the immedi
ate vicinity OF Fargo from 3 to per cent
Not since the forest fires OF 1871 hav
the lumber districts OF northern Michigan
and Wisconsin suffered by fire as now